Stool.



P. J. DESSELLE & G. F. PHILLIPPAR.

STOOL. APPLICATION FILED APR. 18, 1911.

I Patented Feb. 23, 1915.

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PETER J. DESSELLE AND GUSTAVE 1E. PHILLIPPAR, OF WEIR, KANSAS.

STOOL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 23, 1915.

Application filed April 18, 1911. Serial No. 621,793.

, is tensioned, so as to prevent shocks and I jars from beingtransferred to the occupant of the stool, the stool being especiallyuseful to motorinen and other railway men.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a stool in which theseat there of is readily and easily adjusted to suit the occupant, andthat is yieldably supported in its base, so as to prevent vibration of avehicle from being transferred to the occupant.

A further object of the invention isthe provision of a stool which issimple in construction, strong, durable, and inexpensive in manufacture.

\Vith these and other objects in View, the invention consists in theconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts, as will behereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, and pointed out in the claim hereunto appended.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a side elevation of a stool constructed inaccordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical lon gitudinalsectional view thereof. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 33 ofFig. 1. Fig. 1 is a sectional view on line 47-42 of Fig. 1.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views of the drawings.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, the stool comprises a baseincluding upwardly converging legs 5, four of which are preferably used,and which are united by cross rungs 6 in the usual well-known manner,the legs, at their upper ends being fitted in suitable sockets formed inthe under face of a circular head 7, forming the stool proper.

Passing downwardly through a suitable central opening in the circularhead 7 of the stool proper is a revoluble postor stem 8, to the free endof which is fixed a circular shaped seat 9 which may be padded orotherwise upholstered for comfort to the occupant thereof. Secured tothe under face of the head 7 and surrounding the stem 8 is a guidesleeve 10 which may be of the required length, the same being formedwith a circular flange 11, through which are passed suitable fasteners,securing it to the under face of the head 7 of the stool.

Below the end of the sleeve 10 is a disk 12, provided with a centralperforated boss or hub 18, the same being arranged concentrically aboutthe stem 10, and against which abuts a collar 14 carrying a set screw14: locking it upon said stem 8, thereby adjustably securing the disk 12on the stem. Suitably secured in the disk 12, near the peripherythereof, are eye members 15, with which are engaged the lower ends ofcoiled retractile springs 16 arranged in series concentrically about thesleeve 10, the springs 16, at their upper ends, being detachably engagedwith hook members 17, suitably secured in the circular shaped flange 11,contiguous to its periphery, the springs being designed to yieldablysupport the seat 9 when occupied by a person.

Surrounding the stem 8 and adapted to abut against the lower end of thesleeve 10 is an adjustable collar 18, the latter carrying the usual setscrew 19, whereby it may be adjusted on the stem, and this collar isdesigned to limit the upward sliding movement of the stem 8 in thesleeve 10 when the seat is unoccupied. It is of course understood thatthe collar 14 may be otherwise adjustably connected with the stem 8, andlikewise the collar 18, if found desirable. It will be obvious that whenthe seat is occupied, all vibration of a vehicle will be absorbed,thereby preventing the same from being transferred to the occupant ofthe stool, the latter being especially useful for motormen and otherrailway men.

WVhat is claimed is:

A stool of the class described, comprising a base frame provided with acircular head, a sleeve provided with a flange attached to the undersurface of the head, a seat, a stem depending centrally from said seatand slidably mounted in said sleeve and head, a disk slidably mounted onthe stem adjacent its free end, a collar adjustably secured to said lstem above the said disk for limiting the upsimultaneous adjustment ofall of the it Ward movement thereof, a second collar adsprings to anydegree of resiliency.

justably mounted on the stem above and In testimony whereof we allix oursignaabutting the free end of the sleeve for limittures in presence oftwo witnesses.

5 ing the upward movement of the said seat, PETER J. DESSELLE.

stem and disk, springs connected to the GUSTAVE F. PHILLIPPAR. flange onthe sleeve and the disk for yieldlVitnesses: ingly supporting a weighton said seat, said L. L. ARBUCKLE, first mentioned collar and diskallowing the V. J. Romans.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Paten s.

Washington, D. C."

